The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction

1.
Mrs. Mike (Mrs. Mike, #1)
Mrs. Mike (Mrs. Mike, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 20,294 ratings
2.
The Winthrop Woman
The Winthrop Woman 4.12 avg rating — 6,700 ratings
3.
Green Darkness
Green Darkness 3.97 avg rating — 6,872 ratings
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The Diary of Mattie Spenser
The Diary of Mattie Spenser 4.03 avg rating — 11,940 ratings
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Désirée
Désirée 4.16 avg rating — 12,203 ratings
6.
The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2)
The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 13,048 ratings
7.
Shadow of the Moon
Shadow of the Moon
by: M.M. Kaye
4.23 avg rating — 4,624 ratings
8.
The Reckoning (Welsh Princes, #3)
The Reckoning (Welsh Princes, #3) 4.45 avg rating — 9,636 ratings
9.
Checkmate (The Lymond Chronicles, #6)
Checkmate (The Lymond Chronicles, #6) 4.70 avg rating — 3,739 ratings
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Time and Chance (Plantagenets #2; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine #2)
Time and Chance (Plantagenets #2; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine #2) 4.30 avg rating — 9,291 ratings
11.
Dragonwyck
Dragonwyck 3.79 avg rating — 6,883 ratings
12.
The Heaven Tree Trilogy: The Heaven Tree / The Green Branch / The Scarlet Seed
The Heaven Tree Trilogy: The Heaven Tree / The Green Branch / The Scarlet Seed 4.31 avg rating — 1,117 ratings
13.
Pawn in Frankincense (The Lymond Chronicles, #4)
Pawn in Frankincense (The Lymond Chronicles, #4) 4.62 avg rating — 4,005 ratings
14.
Through a Glass Darkly (Tamworth Saga, #2)
Through a Glass Darkly (Tamworth Saga, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 11,332 ratings
15.
The Disorderly Knights (The Lymond Chronicles #3)
The Disorderly Knights (The Lymond Chronicles #3) 4.58 avg rating — 4,096 ratings
16.
The Eagle and the Raven (Volume 9) (Rediscovered Classics)
The Eagle and the Raven (Volume 9) (Rediscovered Classics) 4.19 avg rating — 1,813 ratings
17.
Celia Garth
Celia Garth 4.12 avg rating — 4,153 ratings
18.
Niccolò Rising (The House of Niccolò, #1)
Niccolò Rising (The House of Niccolò, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 4,602 ratings
19.
The Secret Magdalene
The Secret Magdalene 4.14 avg rating — 4,706 ratings
20.
Angelique (Angelique: Original version, #1)
Angelique (Angelique: Original version, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 3,078 ratings
21.
Grave Goods (Mistress of the Art of Death, #3)
Grave Goods (Mistress of the Art of Death, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 12,227 ratings
22.
Flow Down Like Silver
Flow Down Like Silver 4.01 avg rating — 4,508 ratings
23.
Horatio Hornblower 1 - 11
Horatio Hornblower 1 - 11 4.46 avg rating — 1,737 ratings
24.
The Ringed Castle (The Lymond Chronicles, #5)
The Ringed Castle (The Lymond Chronicles, #5) 4.58 avg rating — 3,635 ratings
25.
Trade Wind
Trade Wind
by: M.M. Kaye
3.99 avg rating — 3,135 ratings
26.
The Blood of Flowers
The Blood of Flowers 3.99 avg rating — 19,492 ratings
27.
Queens' Play (The Lymond Chronicles, #2)
Queens' Play (The Lymond Chronicles, #2) 4.45 avg rating — 4,728 ratings
28.
Cashelmara
Cashelmara 4.11 avg rating — 9,162 ratings
29.
Forever Amber
Forever Amber really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19,447 ratings
30.
A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury
A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury 3.97 avg rating — 1,314 ratings
31.
The Glass-Blowers
The Glass-Blowers 3.71 avg rating — 3,045 ratings
32.
The Brothers of Gwynedd (Brothers of Gwynedd #1-4)
The Brothers of Gwynedd (Brothers of Gwynedd #1-4) 4.15 avg rating — 1,778 ratings
33.
Penmarric
Penmarric 4.13 avg rating — 6,727 ratings
34.
Restoration
Restoration 3.98 avg rating — 6,654 ratings
35.
The Soldier's Wife
The Soldier's Wife 3.90 avg rating — 15,209 ratings
36.
Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3)
Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 8,602 ratings
37.
Child of the Morning
Child of the Morning 4.14 avg rating — 4,467 ratings
38.
Legacy
Legacy
by: Susan Kay
4.15 avg rating — 3,117 ratings
39.
In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages
In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages 4.09 avg rating — 2,595 ratings
40.
The Lady in the Tower (Queens of England #4)
The Lady in the Tower (Queens of England #4) 3.97 avg rating — 4,682 ratings
41.
The Town House (House, #1)
The Town House (House, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 1,510 ratings
42.
Zemindar
Zemindar 4.19 avg rating — 2,081 ratings
43.
What Blooms from Dust
What Blooms from Dust 3.93 avg rating — 593 ratings
44.
The Traitor's Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II
The Traitor's Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II 3.77 avg rating — 3,728 ratings
45.
The House at Old Vine (House, #2)
The House at Old Vine (House, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 954 ratings
46.
The Course of Honor
The Course of Honor 4.15 avg rating — 1,908 ratings
47.
Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4)
Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 7,613 ratings
48.
Caesar (Masters of Rome, #5)
Caesar (Masters of Rome, #5) 4.40 avg rating — 8,267 ratings
49.
Deep Summer (Plantation Trilogy, #1)
Deep Summer (Plantation Trilogy, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 1,702 ratings
50.
Queen By Right
Queen By Right 4.03 avg rating — 3,934 ratings
51.
Sacred Hearts
Sacred Hearts 3.79 avg rating — 13,363 ratings
52.
A Brief History of Montmaray
A Brief History of Montmaray 3.67 avg rating — 6,039 ratings
53.
As Meat Loves Salt
As Meat Loves Salt 3.93 avg rating — 6,128 ratings
54.
Csardas
Csardas 4.18 avg rating — 1,103 ratings
55.
The Spring of the Ram (The House of Niccolò, #2)
The Spring of the Ram (The House of Niccolò, #2) 4.42 avg rating — 2,929 ratings
56.
Yankee Stranger (Williamsburg, #2)
Yankee Stranger (Williamsburg, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 973 ratings
57.
Mara, Daughter of the Nile
Mara, Daughter of the Nile 4.25 avg rating — 13,372 ratings
58.
The Passion of Artemisia
The Passion of Artemisia 3.91 avg rating — 19,782 ratings
59.
Angelique and the King (Angélique: Original version #3)
Angelique and the King (Angélique: Original version #3) 4.20 avg rating — 1,858 ratings
60.
The Wet Nurse's Tale
The Wet Nurse's Tale 3.75 avg rating — 2,627 ratings
61.
Devil Water
Devil Water 3.96 avg rating — 1,935 ratings
62.
Olivia And Jai (Olivia and Jai, #1)
Olivia And Jai (Olivia and Jai, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 1,321 ratings
63.
Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2)
Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 10,557 ratings
64.
Murder Most Royal (Tudor Saga, #5)
Murder Most Royal (Tudor Saga, #5) 4.01 avg rating — 4,152 ratings
65.
Shadow on the Crown (The Emma of Normandy Trilogy #1)
Shadow on the Crown (The Emma of Normandy Trilogy #1) 3.91 avg rating — 6,119 ratings
66.
Dawn's Early Light (Williamsburg, #1)
Dawn's Early Light (Williamsburg, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,650 ratings
67.
The Proud Breed
The Proud Breed 4.35 avg rating — 1,089 ratings
68.
Great Maria
Great Maria 4.09 avg rating — 592 ratings
69.
Longsword: Edward and the Assassin (Return of the son Book 1)
Longsword: Edward and the Assassin (Return of the son Book 1) 4.11 avg rating — 207 ratings
70.
Music & Silence
Music & Silence 3.95 avg rating — 4,800 ratings
71.
The Horus Road (Lords of the Two Lands, #3)
The Horus Road (Lords of the Two Lands, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 800 ratings
72.
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1)
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 9,983 ratings
73.
Estella's Revenge
Estella's Revenge 4.08 avg rating — 275 ratings
74.
Oathbreaker (Return of the son Book 2)
Oathbreaker (Return of the son Book 2) 4.43 avg rating — 42 ratings
75.
The Solace of Water
The Solace of Water 4.18 avg rating — 1,459 ratings
76.
Lord of the Two Lands
Lord of the Two Lands 4.05 avg rating — 1,375 ratings
77.
Portrait of an Unknown Woman
Portrait of an Unknown Woman 3.67 avg rating — 4,518 ratings
78.
Tanamera
Tanamera 4.20 avg rating — 1,539 ratings
79.
The Reluctant Queen: The Story of Anne of York (Queens of England, #8)
The Reluctant Queen: The Story of Anne of York (Queens of England, #8) 3.82 avg rating — 1,575 ratings
80.
The Observations
The Observations 3.62 avg rating — 7,395 ratings
81.
The King's Grey Mare
The King's Grey Mare 3.83 avg rating — 382 ratings
81.
A Place Beyond Courage (William Marshal, #1)
A Place Beyond Courage (William Marshal, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 4,589 ratings
83.
The Twelfth Transforming
The Twelfth Transforming 4.06 avg rating — 1,102 ratings
84.
The Handsome Road (Plantation Trilogy, #2)
The Handsome Road (Plantation Trilogy, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 1,100 ratings
85.
Spring Moon: A Novel of China
Spring Moon: A Novel of China 3.99 avg rating — 2,929 ratings
86.
Red Adam's Lady
Red Adam's Lady 4.23 avg rating — 502 ratings
87.
The Haunted Monastery
The Haunted Monastery 4.01 avg rating — 1,826 ratings
87.
Lady of Hay
Lady of Hay 4.07 avg rating — 8,325 ratings
89.
Katharine of Aragon: The Wives of Henry VIII (Tudor Saga, #2-4)
Katharine of Aragon: The Wives of Henry VIII (Tudor Saga, #2-4) 4.05 avg rating — 3,293 ratings
90.
I, Mona Lisa
I, Mona Lisa 3.86 avg rating — 8,603 ratings
91.
When Christ and His Saints Slept (Plantagenets #1; Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1)
When Christ and His Saints Slept (Plantagenets #1; Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 17,210 ratings
92.
To Lie with Lions (The House of Niccolò, #6)
To Lie with Lions (The House of Niccolò, #6) 4.46 avg rating — 2,058 ratings
93.
My Lady of Cleves
My Lady of Cleves 3.99 avg rating — 3,044 ratings
94.
The October Horse (Masters of Rome #6)
The October Horse (Masters of Rome #6) 4.33 avg rating — 6,481 ratings
95.
The Courts of Love (Queens of England, #5)
The Courts of Love (Queens of England, #5) 3.94 avg rating — 1,921 ratings
96.
The Unicorn Hunt (The House of Niccolò, #5)
The Unicorn Hunt (The House of Niccolò, #5) 4.42 avg rating — 2,165 ratings
96.
Scales of Gold (The House of Niccolò, #4)
Scales of Gold (The House of Niccolò, #4) 4.48 avg rating — 2,431 ratings
98.
The Winter Palace
The Winter Palace 3.60 avg rating — 14,374 ratings
99.
The Turkish Gambit (Erast Fandorin Mysteries, #2)
The Turkish Gambit (Erast Fandorin Mysteries, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 7,897 ratings
100.
We Speak No Treason
We Speak No Treason 4.09 avg rating — 273 ratings
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